Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf (Gently Sleep) — Crane variant

• Keep two dotted-quarter pulses in each bar.
• Hold the silence before the melody and in its phrases.

Composer: German traditional; collected by Lucy Crane

Original: The Baby's Bouquet, p. 21; E-flat major

Prepare compound metre in Lesson 24.

Notes Used: G4, A4, B4, C5, D5, E5

Notes Used: C5, D5, E5, F5, G5, A5

Time Signature: 6/8 · Key: G major

Time Signature: 6/8 · Key: C major

Fingering Review

Crane melody

Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf,
Draussen steht ein Schaf,
Stösst sich an einem Steinelein,
That ihm weh das Beinelein,
Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf,
Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf.

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